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ECS L4VXA2 motherboard won't POST

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I built a new system with the L4VXA2 (rev1.0). The BIOS is vs. 1.1D. I built it in a new Antec case with an Antec 350 watt power supply. It has 1GB of PC 3200 RAM (on 1 DIMM, PNY brand), a 2.48 Ghz Celeron CPU, 128 mb ATI Radeon 9250 AGP 8x video card, Seagate Barracuda 80 gig HDD, and a CD-ROM. The computer worked well for a few months and then shut itself down and now will not POST. There is no video output. I tested the video card and RAM in another system and found no problems with them. I removed the motherboard from the case to rule out the posibility of a grounding/short issue. I then tried two other CPUs (2.13 and 2.93 Ghz Celerons). No change. I concluded that the motherboard must be the problem so I purchased another one (exact same board). The new board will not POST either. Any suggestions?

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try the psu on another system? Could be a fauty psu, 350w isn't alot, though your sytem desn't seem that 'power hungry.'
Oh and why did you go and buy aother ECS motherboard? :roll: don't worry, it's just if you went out and 'bought' another ECS motherboard i would have chose a well known, reputable brand, that is if you dn't RMA it ... :?

I haven't tried the 350 Watt PS on another system but I did try a 400 Watt out of another, functional system. No go.

I bought another $@*!*&^ ECS board because it was the only Socket 478 board that Fry's had. This is my first experience with ECS and I hope it will be my last. I haven't had this much irritation since I had a Cyrix processor.
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reset the CMOS battery, take it out and put back in again to reset it, perhaps there was a problem with that?

I think you should PM someone whjo knows more about troubleshooting motherboard POST issues, perhaps wusy or 1tanker, if they have the time.

Try reseting the CMOS first tho, sorry i wasn't much of a help... :( 

I used the jumper to reset it but I didn't try taking out the battery. I'll give that a shot.

I would just take these boards back to Fry's but it's an hour and a half drive - one way. I'd like to exhaust all the possibilities first.

i have the same problem im runnig a 2.26 celeron d with 512 of 333 and the fans come on and everything but wont show video.and does shoot any codes(beeps) even when i take the ram out it doesnt beep does anyone knw whats wrong?
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